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Spiral-vined Silkpod
Parsonsia alboflavescens
Parsonsia alboflavescens is a woody vine of the family Apocynaceae, found from tropical and subtropical Asia to Northern Australia.
In the Northern Territory of Australia, where it occurs in Arnhem Land, it has been declared "near threatened".
From the article Parsonsia alboflavescens on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
In human culture
Robert Brown gave the generic name, Parsonsia, to honour James Parsons (1705–1770). The species epithet, alboflavescens, is derived from the Latin albus (white). flavescens (turning yellow, becoming yellow) and refers to the flower.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Parsonsia alboflavescens in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 427336.